BLUSHING BALLET DANCERS ON A BLUE DAIS
Surrounded by the urban jungle, I longed for the sight of an azure lake. Luckily, I found great company in a bunch of birding enthusiasts, many of whom were IT folks with expensive cameras. I was content with my Canon SX 60 HS camera. What I saw through the camera of my eye, and later […]
A BLACK RAJAH ON A COAT BUTTON
There are fairies on earth. They flutter around flowers and tempt you to touch their vibrant wings. Butterflies are magical little creatures make your heart go pitter-patter. I looked forward to meeting lakhs of these beauties at a butterfly park after the rains. Armed with my Canon SX 60 HS, I stepped through a giant […]
STARLINGS AND SUNSHINE
Not even the scorching summer can hold me back from my birding adventures, especially when an enthusiastic bunch of amateur birdwatchers counts on me to lead them. We set out with hats, sunscreen and all our summer essentials, to a forested area on the outskirts of Chennai. We had hardly walked 300m, when we […]
THE WORLD OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
The World Outside My Window is Ruskin Bond’s book, which captures the interesting facts of flora and fauna in Indian peninsular. This book takes you to the little world of nature from a firefly insect to the great tall trees grown in the Himalayas. I bought this from Amazon online store at a good discount. […]
IN SEARCH OF BILLS BY THE LAKESIDE
The world was yet to rise. Even the sun was too lazy to greet me. Then he slowly skimmed the sky and the calm surface of the lake with his rays. The lake winked back, as I drunk in the beautiful sight. I had journeyed to the outskirts of the city for a bird watching […]
THE WHISTLING WIZARD OF THE WOODS
I was relaxing at a homestay in Valparai, Tamil Nadu. It was a perfect morning. I yearned for some music to make it even more perfect. My wish was fulfilled by a mesmerizing flute symphony that echoed through the deep woods. I wondered if it was Lord Krishna reincarnated. I searched in vain, but I […]
THE HANGING VILLAS
On my recent trip, I got a chance to visit some magnificent birds. They are fantabulous nest weavers and their unique techniques practiced in before and after building the nest is amazing. I was searching for the Baya weaver’s habitat for the last three months and got a chance to spot this in an […]
SPOTTING THE SPOTTED OWL
I was on a weekend bird watching expedition at a sanctuary in South India. My mission was to click the Spotted Owl, which I’d (pardon the pun) spotted there on my last trip. It was 4 am, it was pouring, and that’s when I started my birding trip. After driving for an hour, I reached […]
THE JUNGLE RETREAT, WAYANAD
It’s a one-and-half hour journey from Calicut Airport to Vythiri Resort, Wayanad. This resort is situated in the middle of Western Ghats bordering Kerala and Tamil Nadu at an altitude ranging from 700 to 2100 meters. At this exotic jungle getaway, wide varieties of flora and fauna can be easily spotted in this resort. […]
MY TELEPHOTO EXPERIENCE
While I was looking for a birding related trips and walks, I came across a twitter post on a birding photography workshop organised by Sigma India. I went through the details of the program and found it interesting as well as affordable. Without wasting another second, I signed up for the event. D-Day arrived. I […]
